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makasçı

“makasçı” is a Turkish word. Its 2 meanings in English:

noun

  1. maker or seller of scissors
  2. the officer who changes the route of the trains by opening and closing the switches in the railways

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish مقصجی (makascı, “maker or seller of scissors”), equivalent to makas (“scissors”) + -çı.

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